Show PLAY WRITING CONTEST NEARING COMPlETION Number Of Plays Already In Hands Of Judges I Interest Keen The writing play-writing contest being conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by the two literary organizations dons of the University the Gleam and he Sigma Upsilon clubs is now draw- draw ng near a close B By Friday March 16 all manuscripts must be in the hands of one of the members of either committee not later than 12 1230 30 There is considerable Interest aroused over this tills years year's contest Already Already Already Al Al- ready the committee has received a number of plays both one and three act and a number of oC others will be completed soon according to other contestants The production of the Sigma Gleam Upsilon plays in previous years has been one of of the Important events in inthe inthe inthe the school calendar both from a literary literary literary lit lit- and theatrical point of view The Tho winning pl plays s 's afford their authors authors authors au au- au- au thors an opportunity for public recognition recognition recognition rec rec- that is seldom afforded to toan toan toan an undergraduate and too the production production production pro pro- of the plays gives the young oung actor tra training in addition to that offered offered of of- by the varsity or freshmen dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic clubs Places on the casts are competed for and an any resident student is eligIble eligible eligIble elig elig- ible to try tryout out for them The Gleam- Gleam Sigma Upsilon plays usually give more stud students an opportunity to demonstrate demonstrate dem dem- e their talents in acting than other dramatic clubs because of the fact that two plays plas are produced Also the the- casts for both the one-act one play and the three-act three play are handled handl handled han han- dl d by different actors Last year ear the plays were said to surpass anything yet attempted by bythe bythe I Ithe the two organizations Claire Stewart's Stewarts Stewarts Stewart's Stew Stew- arts art's Ever After and Sarah Wll- Wll liams's three-act three play Barred Windows Windows Windows Win Win- dows were enthusiastically received but according to the ideals of the I Order o of the Gleam and Sigma Upsilon Upsilon Upsilon lon each production must be finer than the last r I |